Wednesday Ride is Wednesday

Did all but three miles with Charles. I'll let you decide which three:

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1770904896

Tuesday ride #1

I was going to go for 15-21 miles, but Charles wanted to ride this afternoon, so I just did 10.5 without him.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1768237135

EDIT:
Here is the full Tuesday accounting:

 

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1770904873

CIBA ride with Ruth

This was my second organized bike ride ever. It was sponsored by CIBA, and I did the 26 mile route with Brandy's friend Ruth, who is training for a bike ride in two weeks.

As you can see, Ruth wasn't very fast, which is fine. I wasn't in a hurry until the end when I decided to break away for a couple of miles and put the hammer down. I did this ride in support of Ruth, so I figured I'd better stick around her to help if she needed it.

The folks from CIBA were wonderful! Kim, Chris, and Mirren all stayed with us and were committed to "not leave anyone behind." I might actually look into doing another CIBA ride as this one was very enjoyable.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1766229730

With or without

I did the first 12 miles with Charles and the last 4.5 miles without him.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1760413466

Not a retro post

Did this one by myself.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1758910773

Retro post

Did this one with Charles.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1754972562

Ridin' ridin' ridin'

The first 7.5 miles, I did with Charles, then he started bonking, so I dropped him off at his house and picked up the pace a bit. Nice and sunny today! 70°F!

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1749283582

Evening ride

Started about 8 pm on this one. It was a very nice 69°F. I did this ride with Charles.

Earlier in the day, I did 4.5 miles with Brandy in 24 minutes.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1747647380

Longer...slower

I did the first 7.5 miles by myself, the next 6 miles with Charles, 1.5 miles without Charles, and 3 miles with Charles again. Or, 5, 4, 1, 2 laps respectively.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1742920431

Blowout

Yesterday, at 2.58 miles, my rear tire sidewall gave out. Thankfully, I didn't crash, but my day was over. So, I got me some new treads and hit it again today. Both rides were with Charles, however, today, I did the first 3 miles without him and the last 1.5 miles without him.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1741367337

Oh, and it was hot.

HOT!!!!

Wheweeee, it was 82°F today. A real scorcher! Anyways, another ride with Charles with a pretty stiff S wind (14 mph), but we were faster than yesterday, so yay.

Back to it

Took an unscheduled week off last week due to illness. I'm feeling better, thanks.

This ride was with Charles. We are going to do it again tomorrow, hopefully faster.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1735753761

No, I didn't pass on

I just took a week off. I did the first 6 miles with Charles, then dropped the anchor AND the hammer! Here's the tale of the tape:

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1722582928

You'll notice a marked increase in speed at mile 6...